Automation Engineer

Company: Owens Corning
Location: Denver
Posted on: May 24, 2025

Job Description:

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Automation Engineer is a key leadership and execution role for delivering outcomes that are aligned with the Roofing Division portfolio. This role is responsible for developing and ensuring the execution of the Controls & Automation workstreams of capital projects that will reengineer and or eliminate job duties, drive future of work initiatives, and develop consistent, repeatable processes that do not require significant human interaction. Common duties will be leading the definition of new application requirements & updating existing applications based on functional requirements; providing cost/benefit tradeoff analysis to management; Prototyping, designing, integrating, and testing robotic and automation systems; deploying automation systems to the manufacturing floor and assuring effective training for operations and maintenance. This role owns the overall success for all aspects of capital projects (start to finish) and is accountable to ensure the business outcomes of the projects are realized and sustainable. A successful Automation Engineer provides leadership through efficient management of resources, synchronization of project management concepts and effective communication to all stake holders are central accountabilities to this role.

Reports to: Capital Delivery Director, Roofing


JOB RESPONSIBILITIES


Technical Depth

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• The expert on Robotics and Automation systems and concepts which will improve production methods, equipment performance, facility layout and quality of product
  
• Design, create, develop and manage systems. Factory and process automation, design to make the systems work by themselves or require minimum human interaction
  
• Focus will be placed on partnering with operations/technical leaders to understand and solve business needs by integrating off-the-shelf solutions or developing new solutions where no-off-the shelf technology exists
  
• Leveraging partnerships with best in industry vendors to drive innovation through emerging technologies
  
• Ability to lead and execute projects in manufacturing plants
  
  
  
  
  Project Leadership
  
  
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  • Lead Advanced Manufacturing initiatives, ensuring the successful delivery of the project outcomes
    
  • Leads and engages plant leadership teams and engineers to identify and translate business needs into clear project and system specifications
    
  • Accountability for the scope, budget, resources, assumptions, communication, change management, training, testing, deployment, controls and user acceptance for the project
    
  • Facilitator of Design Safety Reviews (DSR)
    
  • Apply project management expertise and other best practices/tools to define, execute, and fully own project plans from end-to-end
    
  • Develops and routinely forecasts project plans and project budget to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
    
  • Collaborates with all leaders and guarantees clear and consistent communications to project stakeholders
    
  • Manages the transition to ensure adoption of change, project benefits are achieved, and project outcomes are sustainable
    
  • Adheres to the Project Management processes and actively prepares for / participates in all reviews and stage gate deliverables
    
  • Understands and follows all Autonomous Maintenance and corporate standards
    
  • Adheres to metrics to define project success including on-time and on-budget project delivery, resource productivity, monthly actual and forecast financials, implementation of project deliverables
    
    
    
    
    Leading and Developing Talent
    
    
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    • Builds solid performing project teams and works with all leaders to develop and engage team members according to growth plans
      
    • Leads and engages single or cross-functional project teams, which are accountable for design, development and implementation of defined solutions
      
    • Accountable for the development and alignment of all project roles and responsibilities
      
    • Ensures the roles and responsibilities are articulated to each team member, modified as required, and accomplished throughout the project
      
    • Discusses growth and development plans with the appropriate leaders to ensure project roles / accountabilities support the resource growth plans
      
    • Recommends and supports project-specific mentoring relationships for growth areas on the project and helps to secure the commitment of the mentor / expert
      
    • Provides clear feedback on ad hoc discussions based on project activities. Reviews at key phases of the project or related to growth and development plans
      
      
      
      
      Manage Relationships with Internal & External Partners
      
      
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      • Builds and grows external partners' capacity to augment achievement of business outcomes and provide innovative solutions to drive step change
        
      • Develops upfront communication of corporate vision, objectives and constraints
        
      • Set expectations of service and performance levels
        
      • Streamlines organizational goals to be supporting and complimentary in nature
        
      • Explores full potential of partners capabilities and links partner ability to align with desired business outcome
        
      • Plans and facilitates a seamless on-boarding plan for team members including project requirements, standards, testing procedures, templates, etc.
        
        
        
        
        
        JOB REQUIREMENTS
        
        
        MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
        
        
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        • Bachelor of Science degree, Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Master's degree preferred
          
        • Five to ten years in a manufacturing environment with demonstrated technical and leadership skills
          
        • Broad background including hands on experience with PLCs/HMI, drives, robots, motion controls and associated programming software as well as technical project management.
          
        • PLC/Safety PLC/Safety Validation Programming/HMI programming/troubleshooting and support, including drives and line drive systems. (Rockwell and Siemens)
          
        • Understand the pillars and principles of Total Productive Maintenance
          
          
          
          
          KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
          
          
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          • Project Leadership - previous execution of small to large scale projects, possibly including initiatives with global reach, technology, processes, cross-functional teams and partner team members, PMI certification preferred
            
            
            
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            • Project Management Science / Capability - training and application of industry best practice processes and tools regarding the effective management of projects, including, but not limited to, scope, schedule, cost, risk, resource, and issue management
              
            • Partner Relationships - experience with cross-functional teams that include third party expertise. Aptitude to build strategic and execution-focused plans and alliances with partner leadership
              
            • Adaptability - ability to respond quickly to the demands of the moment. A flexible person who can stay productive when the demands of work pull in many different directions at once. Maintaining effectiveness in a variety of environments.
              
            • Accountability - knows what needs to be done and gets it done. Willingly takes responsibility for project outcomes as a whole; unafraid of owning the results, actions and decisions of self or organization. Committed to follow through to completion - excuses and rationalizations are totally unacceptable.
              
            • Curiosity - naturally curious, leading one to seek knowledge about people and things that stretch beyond one's own work environment. Thrives in a dynamic work environment, where new subject matter is learned and quickly put into practice. An information "sponge" - constantly absorbing new methods, technologies and approaches that will deliver business outcomes.
              
            • Judgment and Decision Making - Recognizes issues, problems, or opportunities and determines whether action is needed. Chooses appropriate action by formulating clear decision criteria and evaluates options by considering implications and consequences. Implements decisions or initiates action within a reasonable time.
              
            • Consultative Skills - ability to influence business partners in their decision-making. Shape solutions by helping partners articulate what they need.
              
            • Global Cultural Competence - understands, communicates with, and effectively interacts with people across cultures. Is aware of one's own cultural worldview; one's attitude towards cultural differences; one's knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews, and skills to interact effectively. Effectively achieves business results working across and with multi-national teams.
              
            • Communication - clearly conveys relevant information and ideas with confidence and in a manner that inspires the audience. Adjusts approach to capture audience attention and ensures there is an understanding of the message. Seeks to understand others through active listening.
              
              
              
              
              The base salary range for this position is $115k-$140k with the potential for addtional salary if the applicant hired has additional related qualifications. We also offer a substantial benefits package including insurance (medical/dental/vision/life/disability/supplemental offerings), 401k (company contribution regardless of employee participation - plus match), liberal paid time off (vacation, personal floating and standard holidays), Employee Assistance Services, Stock Purchase Program - and more.
              
              
              
              Background Check: Owens Corning is a Fair Chance employer and will consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. We will make a written individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.
              
              
              
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              About Owens Corning
              
              Masonite is now proudly part of Owens Corning. Owens Corning is a global building and construction materials leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our four integrated businesses - Roofing, Insulation, Doors, and Composites - provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique material science, manufacturing, and market knowledge to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders, and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, Owens Corning posted 2023 sales of $9.7 billion. For more information, visit.
              
              Owens Corning is an equal opportunity employer.
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              Nearest Major Market: Denver
              
              
              
              
              

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